self-evident
adjective
self-ev·i·dent
ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 
-ˌdent
: evident without proof or reasoning
self-evidently
adverb
Examples of self-evident in a Sentence
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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The barbarity of the institution, meanwhile, is self-evident—but rarely does an author present its abuses so powerfully and vividly.
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The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The existential philosophy of Camus and Sartre, self-evident truths for these absurdist writers, is conveyed less through the content than through the style of their plays.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
This is what the studio can show us, a process self-evident in the studio, but which can illuminate unseen processes outside it, a world as construction, rather than as discovery.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
The axiom of choice demonstrates the folly of believing that mathematical axioms are self-evident or obvious.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
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The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
The existential philosophy of Camus and Sartre, self-evident truths for these absurdist writers, is conveyed less through the content than through the style of their plays.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
This is what the studio can show us, a process self-evident in the studio, but which can illuminate unseen processes outside it, a world as construction, rather than as discovery.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
The axiom of choice demonstrates the folly of believing that mathematical axioms are self-evident or obvious.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-evident
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-evident. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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